Staff Picks

Technology Services Staff Picks are links to web applications, mobile apps, articles and more recommended by members of Technology Services. The following list contains apps that we use, articles that we read and tools that help us be more productive in our digital lives. We hope you'll find these picks interesting and useful.

AutoHotkey was recently highlighted in the Chronicle of Higher Education's ProfHacker series, which gives tips about teaching, technology, and productivity. It caught the eye of Technology Services CTO Charlie McMahon who wanted to share it with the Tulane community.

Evernote is a note taking application that syncs between a computer, phone, and tablet. The desktop application can stand alone on a Mac or PC, but its real power lies in its ability to reach across all devices. It allows users to snap a picture, capture audio, clip online news articles, or simply write a note and access it at any time.

Notability is a versatile note-taking app for the iPad by Ginger Labs, Inc. Notability allows you to import and annotate any PDF, PPT, JPEG…etc. from Dropbox, Blackboard or the web and integrate it easily into your subject notebooks.